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As speculation over the MotoGP 2011 rider merry-go-round increasingly gathers pace, a well-informed Ducati Marlboro source concedes that 2007 world champion Casey Stoner 'has already decided' to switch to Repsol Honda next year

Mercedes star Michael Schumacher was right to overtake Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso and wrong to be punished for it in the Monaco Grand Prix, contends British racing hero Sir Stirling Moss - who admits he 'would have done exactly the same'

Mark Webber has come a long way from sleeping in 'an old brothel' nine years ago to standing atop the Monaco Grand Prix podium last weekend - but don't call me F1 2010 title favourite, the Red Bull Racing star urges

McLaren-Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton has revealed that he wants to go down in F1 history as a 'fair and clean' driver - admitting he would be 'devastated' were his reputation ever to be 'tainted' like that of Mercedes Grand Prix rival Michael Schumacher...

Four years on from his last Monaco Grand Prix, multiple F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has found his return dogged by persistent questions about his infamous 'parking' stunt of 2006...

Jenson Button might be leading the world championship once again as the F1 2010 circus returns to Europe this weekend, but the McLaren-Mercedes star's efforts and victories thus far this season have clearly not impressed everyone...

An unrepentant and defiant Fernando Alonso has said he would do exactly the same again as he did to Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa in the Chinese Grand Prix pit-lane - but BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle has warned the Spaniard to 'expect a reaction' on home turf in Barcelona this weekend

The battle developing between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button at McLaren this season is not all that dissimilar to the Senna/Prost duel of two decades ago, opines 1996 F1 World Champion Damon Hill - only this time hopefully without the hatred...

Michael Schumacher's former Benetton team-mate Jos Verstappen opines that the German legend's rather 'ordinary' return to competition in F1 2010 proves that even he cannot perform magic...

He might insist that there is no 'tension' following his management split from father Anthony, but acknowledging that the pair barely speak much any more, former F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has conceded that the pair's relationship is no longer 'all smiles and happiness'

Former world champion Lewis Hamilton has offered his employer McLaren-Mercedes a ringing endorsement of its 2010 MP4-25 contender - by describing it as the car he has most enjoyed driving since arriving in F1 just over three years ago

Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has driven some tough races during his time in the top flight - but a battle against a broken gearbox for the duration of the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix, the Ferrari star conceded, was arguably the hardest of them all

Martin Whitmarsh has sought to explain the cause of some of the character flaws that have haunted Lewis Hamilton in recent months, revealing that in some ways, the 2008 F1 World Champion is the victim of a McLaren 'experiment'

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Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso was left waxing lyrical about the pace of his Ferrari F60 after storming back through the field from last to fourth in the 2010 Australian Grand Prix around Melbourne's Albert Park street circuit

A year on from the infamous Melbourne 'lie-gate' scandal, former F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has committed another costly PR blunder in the same city - after being pulled over by police and having his Mercedes sportscar impounded for 'over-exuberant' driving on public roads

Reigning F1 World Champion Jenson Button pays tribute to the REAL inspiration behind his 2009 title glory with Brawn GP - Gavin and Stacey's very own Smithy...

Sebastian Vettel is not only Bernie Ecclestone's favourite, but he is also now 'the complete driver' heading into F1 2010, argues his Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner - a man who believes that this time, the nice guy might just win

As he bids to regain his hard-fought 2008 drivers' world championship crown in F1 2010, Lewis Hamilton has conceded that he 'can learn' a few things from title-winning successor and new McLaren-Mercedes team-mate Jenson Button

Who will win the race for the 2010 F1 Drivers' World Championship crown - Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel or Mark Webber? Here's your chance to have your say...

Double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso insists his years spent in the wilderness at Renault in 2008 and 2009 have made him 'a better driver' than ever before - and says the smart money will be on him to claim a third crown in the top flight in 2010...

Popular and respected BBC F1 commentator Martin Brundle has warned Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa et al not to underestimate the threat of returning grand prix legend Michael Schumacher in 2010 - and he speaks as a man who knows the German better than most

New Ferrari recruit Fernando Alonso has defended his somewhat besmirched reputation in the wake of his implication in two damaging and high-profile F1 scandals over the last three years - insisting that in both instances, he was simply in the 'wrong place at the wrong time'

If his rivals were not already nervous enough about what has been described as the greatest comeback in sporting history, Mercedes Grand Prix returnee Michael Schumacher has asserted that his break from F1 has only made him stronger